Chemistry World September 2009

September 2009

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September 2009

News and analysis

27 July 2009

A controversial paper suggesting a strong reducing agent can promote oxidation was rapidly tested in the blogosphere

28 July 2009

Two-year review highlights fundamental operational problems within the European Research Council

11 August 2009

Metabolism of potent TCDD dioxin was unexpected and should be the focus of further study, say researchers

07 August 2009

US administration to spend $2.5 billion on next generation batteries and electric vehicles; over $700 million on science

03 August 2009

Former lab assistant arrested for destroying over �300,000 of protein crystals

22 July 2009

An antihistamine that improves Alzheimer's symptoms has raised questions about our understanding of the disease

07 August 2009

Greenpeace launches worldwide protest as HP backpedals on commitment to eliminate PVC plastic and BFRs from its products

29 July 2009

As chemical plants fall victim to the economic crisis, what will be left of the chemicals sector when the upturn comes?

05 August 2009

Straightening the backbone of supramolecular self-assembling photovoltaic devices leads to dramatic improvements in device performance

31 July 2009

South African pharmaceutical ingredient supplier accused of a �1.2 billion investment fraud

05 August 2009

There have been fresh calls for the former Union Carbide head to face charges in India 25 years after the Bhopal disaster

31 July 2009

More consolidation hits the instrumentation industry as Agilent snaps up Varian for $1.5 billion (�900 million)

24 July 2009

Swine flu may be causing suffering around the world, but pharma firms seem to be profiting from the pandemic

Industry news, September 2009

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New products, September 2009

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Chemical science

06 August 2009

Gaining fine control over DNA structure could lead the way to tiny tools and devices

30 July 2009

Scientists have analysed minuscule samples of magma and found a direct link between water content and oxidation state

20 July 2009

Chemists in the UK have figured out how to convert pure proteins into a liquid state, without any solvent

23 July 2009

Scientists provide proof that nanotubes rotate as they grow

06 August 2009

Oxidation of volatile plant-derived molecule in the atmosphere leads to influential aerosol formation

05 August 2009

Variations in methane concentration across Mars defy our current understanding of methane photochemistry, say French scientists

14 July 2009

Chemists have combined three different multicomponent reactions in a single step to form nine new bonds

03 August 2009

Researchers have used computational chemistry to try to predict which mutations could lead to dangerous new flu strains

03 August 2009

Fabrics made with living bacteria could be used in self-cleaning clothes or help clean radioactive water

16 July 2009

A thumbnail-sized chip is mimicking the turbulent conditions a drug experiences on its journey through the body

24 July 2009

Cell boosting peptide could help diabetics

14 July 2009

Clothes could repel hot water with a Teflon-carbon nanotube composite coating

24 July 2009

Scientists have made a non-toxic scaffold for stem cell tissue engineering

29 July 2009

S�ren Hvilsted and colleagues explain how holograms could be the key to storing increasing amounts of information

Features

Matthew Chalmers and Nina Notman get the lowdown on life as a Nobel laureate at the the 59th meeting of Nobel laureates

Diseases affecting the developing world have long been neglected, but new partnerships between governments, charities and pharmaceutical firms could change that, says Sarah Houlton...

Throwing away used plastics has environmental consequences and is also wasting a valuable resource. Andy West looks at how waste can be turned into high grade raw materials

Less than three years after forming, Quotient Bioscience is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical outsourcing companies in the UK. Matt Wilkinson went to meet them

19th century Danish chemist Julius Thomsen dedicated his professional life to a systematic search for a unifying theory of chemical reactivity. Mike Sutton finds out more

Opinion

You could say that this editorial is completely biased. And, to an extent, it is, as it covers new technologies and focuses on Spain

It's impossible to ascribe a monetary value to individual PhD projects but the link between them and UK wealth creation is indisputable, says AstraZeneca's David Lathbury

Derek Lowe wonders why some diseases are easier to drug than others

Philip Ball looks at a new device that creates energy from salinity differences between fresh and sea water

Maduropeptin chromophore

Science splits

Chemistry World Jobs

Sick of rotary evaporators and mass spec, but still want to make the most of your scientific training? Science publishing might just be the career for you, says Matt Brown

A PhD with chemical biologist Jack Baldwin launched Peter Rutledge into antibiotics research. His enthusiasm has taken him far, writes Karen Harries-Rees

Amanda Halford's chemistry training has proved invaluable in her international marketing career, as she tells Sarah Houlton

If you are thinking of moving into teaching, it's worth first examining your motives and work shadowing a teacher, says Caroline Tolond